[HTML][HTML] Antecedents and consequences of COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs: A systematic review

V Van Mulukom, LJ Pummerer, S Alper, H Bai… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories can have severe consequences; it is
therefore crucial to understand this phenomenon, in its similarities with general conspiracy …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence, features, influencing factors, and solutions for COVID-19 vaccine misinformation: systematic review

S Zhao, S Hu, X Zhou, S Song, Q Wang… - JMIR Public Health and …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, infodemic spread even more rapidly than the
pandemic itself. The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been prevalent worldwide and …

Trust predicts COVID-19 prescribed and discretionary behavioral intentions in 23 countries

S Pagliaro, S Sacchi, MG Pacilli, M Brambilla… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The worldwide spread of a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) since December 2019 has
posed a severe threat to individuals' well-being. While the world at large is waiting that the …

Individual, intergroup and nation-level influences on belief in conspiracy theories

MJ Hornsey, K Bierwiaczonek, K Sassenberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Conspiracy theories are part of mainstream public life, with the potential to undermine
governments, promote racism, ignite extremism and threaten public health efforts …

[HTML][HTML] Suspicion of institutions: How distrust and conspiracy theories deteriorate social relationships

JW Van Prooijen, G Spadaro, H Wang - Current opinion in psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Many citizens distrust powerful societal institutions, and hold conspiracy theories about
them. What are the implications of this suspicion of institutions for people's social …

Mistrust and beliefs in conspiracy theories differently mediate the effects of psychological factors on propensity for COVID-19 vaccine

L Simione, M Vagni, C Gnagnarella, G Bersani… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vaccination is considered a key factor in the sanitary resolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, vaccine hesitancy can undermine its diffusion with severe consequences on …

The relation between conspiracism, government trust, and COVID-19 vaccination intentions: The key role of motivation

P Van Oost, V Yzerbyt, M Schmitz… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rationale Vaccination willingness is a critical step in the effort to reach herd immunity and
control the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, many people remain reluctant to be …

Conspiracy beliefs prospectively predict health behavior and well-being during a pandemic

JW Van Prooijen, TW Etienne, Y Kutiyski… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background Conspiracy beliefs are associated with detrimental health attitudes during the
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. Most prior research on these issues was …

Cross-national differences in willingness to believe conspiracy theories

MJ Hornsey, S Pearson - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2022 - Elsevier
Conspiracy beliefs are not just generated by “under-the-skull” individual factors, but are
shaped also by cultural, economic, and institutional realities. A scan of the literature …

Pro‐vaccination subjective norms moderate the relationship between conspiracy mentality and vaccination intentions

K Winter, L Pummerer, MJ Hornsey… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Increasing vaccination hesitancy threatens societies' capacity to contain
pandemics and other diseases. One factor that is positively associated with vaccination …